Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police ne ek bade operation ke dauran Dubai se smuggled e-cigarettes aur foreign cigarettes ki kheap baramad ki. Total qeemat taqreeban 25 lakh rupaye thi. Is karwai mein 6 afraad girftar hue. Operation Hyderabad West Zone Commissioner Task Force ki qiyadat mein anjam diya gaya.
How the Operation Began
Police ko Banjarahills area mein illegal activity ki khufiya ittila mili. Iske baad, MLA Colony ke qareeb Sohail Khan ko e-cigarettes le jate hue hirasat mein liya gaya. Pochtach ke dauran usne bataya ke yeh maal use Mohammad Sami alias Makram ne diya tha.
Key Arrests and Network Links
Baad mein Mohammad Sami bhi girftar hua. Usne khulaasa kiya ke unka supplier Abdullah Shetty hai jo Lakdi Ka Pul ke ek hotel se smuggling chala raha tha. Abdullah Mumbai ka rehne wala hai. Tafteesh mein samne aaya ke Mohammad Tajuddin coordination aur logistics ka zimmedar tha. Khalil Ahmed manpower supply karta tha. Saath hi, Mayank Bais Dubai se naye maal ke sath aaya tha.
Mastermind Behind the Racket
Police ke mutabiq, yeh group Dubai mein muqeem Martin alias Sohail ki hidayat par kaam kar raha tha.
Seizures Made by Police
Operation ke dauran 6,800 Platinum Seven Cool cigarette ke boxes aur 360 ELF Bar Moon Night 40,000 puff e-cigarettes baramad hue. Saath hi 6 mobile phones aur ek Honda Activa scooter bhi qabze mein liya gaya.
Violation of Ban on E-Cigarettes
Police ne kaha ke yeh network sirf commercial tax se bacha nahi balkay Telangana mein e-cigarettes ki sale par lagayi gayi ban ki bhi khilaf warzi kar raha tha. Riyasati qanoon ke mutabiq, vaping health risks ke sabab e-cigarettes par mukammal pabandi hai.
Officers Who Led the Operation
Yeh operation Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Mohammad Iqbal Siddiqui ki dekh-rekh mein anjam diya gaya. Inspector CH Yadinder aur Sub Inspector Mohammad Zahid ne investigation lead ki aur poore network ko expose kar diya.
